DVR, Tivo and Home Entertainment Centers?

[orangeblooded2]

I have recently upgraded my viewing pleasure from a CRT TV to a LED LCD. I want to continue the digital revolution and get or compile a complete entertainment center and I don't know enough about whats out there, either as single components or complete systems.

The bells and whistles..... I would like to be able to record TV programs. Playing back live TV would be OK but is not a real need\want. Also playing blue ray disk and recording to a CD or DVD from any analog\digital source. I think to that I have heard about up-converting to a 1080 ip technologhy. All this needs to be Dolby 5.1.

I want to "as always spend as little as possible"


Any recommendations on single components or complete ready to go systems would be of great help.

[orangeblooded2]

Looks like it's time to talk to a salesman.....

[utvolpj]

go get a HT in a box with a blu-ray included. Might have to buy a separate one to record but that's about it. Grab a DVR from your cable company (or tivo if you want to spend the money for more space) and your tv is taken care of

[Gator H8R]

You should be able to get about everything you need in a nice surround sound with a blu ray receiver. Most new ones upconverts to HD. And youll have the 5.1 dolby.

[Gator H8R]

Buddy of mine has this one and it is amazing.

http://www.mygofer.com/shc/s/p_10175...0110404x0001gl

[kiddiedoc]

On a DVR note, the Direct HD box I have has a HUGE hard drive compared to my old Charter Cable box. I probably have 20 HD movies on there with still more than 50% capacity.